Are you ready to test your emergency management skills? Join TEMA on October 10th at 10 a.m. for a full-day virtual workshop designed to simulate real-world emergencies. What to expect: Register now to secure your spot and enhance your emergency preparedness.
The Office of Open Records updated its Standard Right-to-Know Law Request Form. Among other changes, the form is now two pages and includes a required checkbox affirming that the provided name and contact information is accurate and that the requester is…
Townships that host state game lands may find that they received a deposit from the Commonwealth on October 1 that they are struggling to identify. It is likely from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Act 34 of 2023 increased Payment-in-Lieu of…
The Pennsylvania State Archives’ Annual Archives and Records Management Seminar, which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8. A pest management workshop will be held from 9:30am to 12:30 pm and Denying the Digital Dark Age: The Importance of Long-Term…
If your township regularly communicates with residents in a print or digital format, consider applying for PSATS’ 2025 Citizen Communication Contest! PSATS’ Citizen Communication Contest recognizes townships’ efforts to communicate with residents in seven categories: • Printed Newsletters (population under…
Pennsylvanians who enjoy viewing the commonwealth’s beautiful fall foliage can look for the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ weekly fall foliage reports, published each Thursday. This week’s report shows foliage in Somerset and Wayne counties reaching its best color, while foliage…
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources completed a study of the Northcentral Region All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Trail (NRAT) Connector in the Pennsylvania Wilds. The trail generated an estimated revenue of $10.4 million in 2022 and $13.1 million in…
Read on to learn how to get free issues! Are you keeping up with the latest in local governance? If not, you’re missing out on the Pennsylvania Township News – a publication that has been a trusted source since 1948. This award-winning…
n addition to the legislative attempts to strip local government of land use decision making in the name of affordable housing, as well as the recently shared Biden and Shapiro Executive Orders, there is now a federal grant opportunity that…
Volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical services and rescue companies in the 40 Pennsylvania counties where unconventional gas well drilling has occurred may apply for grants to respond to gas well incidents. These grants allow responders to acquire specialized training, skills,…
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